Just had a coworker in a higher rank than me book us a 3 hour long meeting starting at 6 PM… Maybe I’m crazy, but that’s kind of ridiculous and rude, right? It’s not for an urgent deliverable or anything time sensitive either. How do I raise to him that that’s outside of my working hours and just not necessary?

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Decline in outlook and respond with "any meeting over 90 minutes is a waste of time"

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Power moves only.

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Tell them you have personal commitments after working hours.

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What level? As long it’s not a partner or director I’d decline

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Don’t show up

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Are you in different time zones? Either way respond with tentative and ask if this meeting can be condensed or moved to move within the working day. Or just ping them asap so it doesn’t fall between the cracks.

I mean just ask the person why they scheduled then if it’s not urgent or time sensitive

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